Graduate Trainee - Legal Officer

Job Description

Legal risk/ Contracts/litigations/regulatory compliance/ Document Management/ contract management

• Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Submit monthly review: on legal protection and risk management report to Head of Department especially on contract management.
• Formulate compliance check-lists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.
• Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and inform the head of Department of any new changes and updates- inclusive of any regulatory updates and amendments from time to time.
• Monitor all archived contracts and liaise with departments to ensure all customers and suppliers have up to date contracts.

• Draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.
• Ensure all contracts are in electronic format.
• ajiraEnsure safety storage and registration of all contracts – properly indexed and management of contracts allocations.
• Perform all other tasks regarding documents management as maybe advised from time to time.

Focus areas of responsibility - % of time spent: Legal reviews and contracts management - 50% ;Regulatory support (contracts and compliance on facilities available - land, resources for development such as licenses, roads) - 40% ; Risk management - 10% ; Other legal related tasks as may be advised from time to time.
 

Candidate profile

• Degree in Law.
• Good skills in MS office- excellent knowledge in excel and PowerPoint.
• Good communication with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Tanzania employment laws and regulations.
• Demonstrate experience on Tanzania laws governing land issues, energy industry and commercial matters.
• Admission to the BAR added advantage.